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Welcome! I am using this blog to share our family's homeschooling thoughts and experiences.

THIS SCHOOL YEAR (2017-2018): Our oldest child, EL, finished her formal education in May, so we only have our son, JJ to school this year. We intend to homeschool him through High School, and will be using a variety of different curriculum choices to complete this goal.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Math Antics Saved the Day

Adding
something new and more complex to my son's Math curriculum usually causes him
a boat load of anxiety and he tends to shut down and not want to
continue. This morning was one of those mornings. After awhile of trying the new concept, we both grew
frustrated and wanted to quit, but I decided we were not going to give
up. We did take a little break (sometimes that is necessary), but we kept working through it.

While we
were on our break, I decided to look online for a video that could
explain the math concepts in a more visual way. In my search, I found a
website,Math Antics, with a math video that really helped. After watching the video, my son understood the concept a little better and was able to complete his work. I'm sure we will be using
this website again in the future. Here is the link, and a little more information about them:

ABOUT Math Antics (as found on the website):It is the work of two individuals, Rob and Jeremy, who want to
make learning math a little easier for everyone. We know that many
students struggle with math and that many teachers and parents need
better tools to help students succeed. Our goal is to provide simple
and engaging math resources that make learning math more fun for
students of all ages.

All of the video lessons on Math Antics are FREE. It is not a complete curriculum, but they include fun videos that cover concepts in arithmetic, fractions, geometry, percents, and algebra basics. You have the option to subscribe for $20. 00 per year, but that is only if you want to use the exercises and worksheets that go along with their videos.

In the FAQ's on the Math Antics website, it says this about their main goals:Our math lessons are organized by subject rather than grade level. Our
goal is to create math videos that clearly explain math concepts to
students of any age. At this time we do not have plans to align with common core or any other specific math standards. One of our main goals for Math Antics is to be as
universal as possible. That is why we don't organize our content by
grade. While the majority of students may learn a particular skill or
concept in a particular grade, we don't want to discourage older
students from going back to learn or review the fundamentals.